HII awarded $197 million contract mod for first Columbia sub

By Justin Katz / November 7, 2018 at 9:38 AM

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday General Dynamics Electric Boat awarded the company's Newport News Shipbuilding business a $197 million contract modification for long-lead-time materials and advance construction activities for the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine.

The money will be used to procure major components and commodity material and to begin advance construction on the first Columbia-class submarine (SSBN-826), expected to begin full construction in fiscal year 2021 and be delivered in FY-28.

Columbia class is the Navy's stated No. 1 acquisition program.

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